ON THIS DAY

1803: 1860:

Britain declares war on France. Abraham Lincoln is nominated for US president. The UN moves headquarters to New York. European Convention of Human Rights goes into effect. The UN agrees to Egyptian demand to withdraw peacekeeping forces from Gaza Strip. Australia’s Labor government, led by Gough Whitlam, is returned to office. Sierra Leone’s government and the country’s rebels agree to a ceasefire. The NSW town of Armidale becomes the first mainland Australian site to be connected to the National Broadband Network. English philosopher Bertrand Russell, (1872-1970); English ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991); French tennis player Yannick Noah (1960-).

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